Out World Wide. In 2019 Rydquist was identified at the Nurburgring by car magazines (Auto Motor und Sport, Car and Driver, Road and Track) as one of three drivers along with Andreas Simonsen and Thomas Mutsch on a mission to set an electric vehicle lap record driving Tesla's new performance car named Plaid. Rydquist raced in the 2020 Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli esports championship which was professionally live broadcast and featured a $20000 prize purse. The sim racing championship involved drivers from all Trans Am categories (TA, TA2, SGT, GT) and championships (National, West Coast). The races saw guest drivers from Indycar, international open wheel racing, sports car racing as well as talent expected to become future Trans Am racing stars. After mixed results in the initial two rounds Rydquist became a regular podium finisher. He clinched 5th place in the championship points standings (1. Josh Hurley, 2. Tyler Kicera 3. Ernie Francis Jr. 4. Edward Sevadjian, 5. Carl Rydquist). Personal life Carl Rydquist grew up in the suburbs of Gothenburg on the Swedish West Coast. He earned a Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology. Rydquist has been working as an OEM test engineer and test driver for many car companies and holds a Nürburgring Industry Pool driver permit. Carl currently resides in California and states gocarting and sports such as running and downhill skiing to be his hobbies of choice in his free time. Notes External links Official Carl Rydquist website 1977 births Living people Swedish racing drivers American racing drivers Trans-Am Series drivers Sportspeople from Gothenburg